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vacate Definition

va·cate (kāt′, vā kāt)

transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing

  1. to make vacant; specif.,
    1. to cause (an office, position, etc.) to be unfilled or unoccupied, as by resignation
    2. to leave (a house, room, etc.) uninhabited or untenanted; give up the occupancy of
  2. Law to make void; annul

Etymology: < L vacatus, pp. of vacare, to be empty

intransitive verb

  1. to make an office, position, place, etc. vacant
  2. Etymology: back-form. < vacation

    Informal to spend a vacation

vacate Synonyms

vacate

v.

  1. To abandon

    give up, quit, renounce; see abandon 1.

  2. To leave a residence

    go away, relinquish, depart; see leave 1.

vacate Law Definition

v

  1. To set aside or make void; to nullify; to vacate a judgment.
  2. To physically leave, as in “to vacate the building. See also abandonment and overrule.
vacate Usage Examples

Object

  • premise: Would all members of New Labor please vacate the premises!
  • office: Should the mayor vacate office permanently a by-election is required.
  • chair: His Honor Judge Philip Price QC vacated the Chair which was taken by Dr. Gillian Todd.
  • slot: The used battery is then placed in the vacated slot for charging.
  • property: We can't put things right once you have vacated a property or gone home.
  • seat: Kramer is fighting Richmond Park, the seat vacated by Dr. Jenny Tonge.

Subject

  • a.m.: Your boat has to be vacated by 10.00 a.m. on your last day.
  • noon: Parking spaces must be vacated by noon on the day of departure.
  • hour: Rooms must be vacated by 9:30 hours on the day of departure.

Preposition: at

  • end: Halls and rooms must be vacated promptly at the end of this period and left tidy with any rubbish disposed of.

Modifying Another Word

  • recently: Under the bridge at the junction were once a boat yard only recently vacated was, with a small basin now empty of boats.
  • immediately: In those cases the client will be required to vacate immediately.
  • finally: It was finally vacated by the Civil Defense in 1956.
  • just: He simply moved his opponent around before playing the ball into the area of the court Stiff had just vacated.
  • early: A bay vacated early can be used free for the remaining time.
  • then: We can then vacate the hall and continue chatting in a local pub.

Used with why or when

  • when: Disconnection & Installation Do I need to be at the property I am vacating when the service is being disconnected?

Preposition: by

  • a.m.: Your boat has to be vacated by 10.00 a.m. on your last day.
  • noon: Parking spaces must be vacated by noon on the day of departure.
  • hour: Rooms must be vacated by 9:30 hours on the day of departure.

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